“All right,” the king told him. “Go and fulfill your vow.” So Absalom went to Hebron.
But while he was there, he sent secret messengers to all the tribes of Israel to stir up a rebellion against the king. “As soon as you hear the ram’s horn,” his message read, “you are to say, ‘Absalom has been crowned king in Hebron.’”
For while your servant was at Geshur in Aram, I promised to sacrifice to the Lord in Hebron if he would bring me back to Jerusalem.”
From Eglon, Joshua and the Israelite army went up to Hebron and attacked it.
“In that case,” Eli said, “go in peace! May the God of Israel grant the request you have asked of him.”
Then David accepted her present and told her, “Return home in peace. I have heard what you said. We will not kill your husband.”